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Simply..the Kondo marathon....

9/7/2015

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Marathon is Marie Kondo's word, which I didn't notice the first time I read her book!

If you are interested in Marie Kondo do read this article from New York magazine. I think it really sums up her charm and what makes her and her ideas so  appealing to so many of us.

'...she urges a kind of animistic tenderness towards everyday belongings.'


I have just got the book They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson back from a friend and am enjoying it just as much second time around. Read in conjunction with Kondo - it is like looking at both ends of the spectrum of clutter - I am struck by the truth of Marie Kondo's statements that by sorting your stuff you are processing your past, and resetting your life, although in the case of the author, it was her parents' things she was sorting.

They Left Us Everything is a very moving and honest memoir which made me both laugh and cry. Unfortunately here in UK it  costs upwards of £22! It was published by Penguin in Canada in 2014. I was lucky enough to be sent a copy - thank you Julia!

I have got rid of almost all the Not Joy items and the guest room, which had become a kind of clearing depot, now looks like a bedroom once more.

Hurrah! I can have guests again.


6 Comments
Lotta link
9/7/2015 06:01:07 pm

It sounds like you might be nearing the end of the marathon Freda? I enjoyed the article - especially 'empathy as an extreme sport' - that really sums her up for me. It has given me a bit of a boost to get stuck in again, thank you.

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Freda
10/7/2015 07:32:18 am

I think the finishing site is in view. I'm glad you liked the article Lotta.

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cath
10/7/2015 03:46:54 am

Marathon. I suppose it is okay too when I continue being a long distance walker. The heatwave we have had slowed my Kondoing down considerably but it didn't stop. Which in itself I find deserving a celebration. I enjoyed the article!

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Freda
10/7/2015 07:33:55 am

Definitely deserving celebration Cath! It is a good article isn't it.

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julia
12/7/2015 09:03:39 pm

you are most welcome, freda.....i intend to return to plum johnson for another read of it this summer....it is a book that i will never forget...and yes, in't it interesting to read her close to marie kondo?...two sides of the same question in some ways......still, when i see the look on my daughter's face as she thinks about the task of settling our affairs someday....i know that my kondoing will be much appreciated...:-)

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Freda
13/7/2015 01:01:16 am

That's an important aspect. They will thank us (I think!)




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